Railway Technology Avalanche Newsletter on the Latest Technologies Developed by RTRI Railway Technical Research Institute 2-8-38 Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi Tokyo 185-8540, JAPAN     No.29, December 18, 2009 (748KB) Keywords are “Safety” and “Ecology” (96KB) Hideyuki TAKAI New Supercomputer System of the Railway Technical Research Institute (121KB) Akihiko MATSUOKA Improvement of Pantograph Performance by Use of a Variable Stiffness Spring (160KB) Yoshitaka YAMASHITA Evaluating the Emission of “Musty” Smells (130KB) Tamami KAWASAKI An Accident Round-table Discussion (ARD) Method Designed to Increase Safety Awareness (121KB) Masayoshi SHIGEMORI Development of an Eddy Current Rail Brake Derived from Linear Motor Technology (194KB) Yasuaki SAKAMOTO No.28, September 18, 2009 (1.29MB) Support for the Safety of Train Operation (100KB) Atsushi KAWAI A Life-Size Station Building Model (109KB) Yasuhiko IZUMI Development of Quakeproof Reinforcement Methods for Masonry Walls (566KB) Naoyuki OTA Mechanical Performance Analysis of a Switch-and-Lock System for Shinkansen (178KB) Shunsuke SHIOMI An Algorithm for Rescheduling Freight Train Locomotives and Drivers (274KB) Keisuke SATO Extension of Grease Service Life for Induction Traction Motors for Railways (167KB) Sumiko HIBINO No.27, June 23, 2009 (845KB) President's Inaugural Address (98KB) Hisashi TARUMI Development of a Large Two-Dimensional Shaking Test Facility to Determine How Railway Equipments and Structures are Damaged or Destroyed during an Earthquake (147KB) Masayuki KODA The 10th International Workshop on Railway Noise (144KB) Tatsuo MAEDA The 8th China-Korea-Japan Railway Research Technical Meeting (144KB) Hisashi TANAKA Structural Improvement of Existing Steel Bridges by Combining the Steel Girders with Concrete Decks (231KB) Masamichi SAITO Development of a Contact-Loss Measuring System Using Ultraviolet Ray Detection (113KB) Takamasa HAYASAKA A Method of Managing Wheel Loads and Lateral Forces Using Axle-Box Acceleration (193KB) Hirofumi TANAKA No.26, March 16, 2009 (848KB) Commercialising the Results of Research (93KB) Shinji KONISHI Collaboration with the Rail Safety and Standards Board in the U.K. (661KB) Ryo SAWADA Predicting Landslides a Few Months in Advance of Their Occurrence by Observing the Chemical Composition of Groundwater (105KB) Hiroyuki SAKAI Improvement for Provision of Information upon Suspended Train Services (107KB) Kana YAMAUCHI Development of a Cooling System for High-Temperature Superconducting Traction Transformer for Railway Rolling Stocks (109KB) Kazuya IKEDA An Ultrasonic Flaw Detector for Hollow Axles of Narrow-Gauge Railway Cars (367KB) Kazunari MAKINO No.25, December 22, 2008 (908KB) The Progress of the RTRI's Five-Year Master Plan (98KB) Yuji NISHIE UIC Panel of Structural Experts Meeting and Exchange Seminar in Japan (186KB) Nobuyuki MATSUMOTO A Study of Evaluation Methods for Railway Signalling Systems from the Viewpoint of Availability (240KB) Koji IWATA A Method for Failure Detection Based on Monitoring Data from Existing Facilities (108KB) Naoya OZAKI Long-Term Field Durability Testing and Practical Application of Shelling Damage-Resistant Bainite Rail (133KB) Yukio SATOH Measurement and Discrete Three-Dimensional Modeling Techniques of Dynamic Behavior of Ballasted Track (231KB) Akira AIKAWA No.24, September 19, 2008 (1.48MB) Research and Development for the Safety of Railways against Natural Disasters (95KB) Atsushi ICHIKAWA Technical Discussion of LRT without Contact Wires (114KB) Toshihiro HAMAMOTO Development of a Damage Detection System for Structural Members in the Ground (256KB) Hirokazu OHMURA Preventing Fatigue Breakage of Contact Wires (194KB) Atsushi SUGAHARA Research to Evaluate the Remaining Service Life of Aged Rails (243KB) Hiroo KATAOKA Train Operation Control Indices for Use during Earthquakes in Japan (679KB) Masahiro KORENAGA No.22-23, July 17, 2008(2.29MB) The Need for Balance and Co-operation in Railway Technologies (103KB) Nobuyuki MATSUMOTO Development of Contact-Wire/Battery Hybrid LRV (337KB) Masamichi OGASA Human Factor Analysis Method for Improving Safety Management (98KB) Yumeko MIYACHI Evaluation of Compression Behavior of the End-Structure of Intermediate Car (203KB) Tomohiro OKINO A Properties Measuring System for HTS Wires (137KB) Masafumi OGATA A Report on WCRR 2008 (87KB) Tetsuo UZUKA Damage Evaluation of Railway Structures Based on Train-Induced Secondary AE Parameters (731KB) Xiu LUO Development of an Assisted Steering Bogie System for Reducing Lateral Forces Exerted on the Track (731KB) Shogo KAMOSHITA Experimental Reproduction of Wheel Thermal Cracks (184KB) Kazuyuki HANDA Study of Under-Floor Air Flow to Reduce the Phenomenon of Flying Ballast (184KB) Atsushi IDO Vibration Reduction Methods for Superconducting Maglev Vehicles (393KB) Erimitsu SUZUKI Effects of Current Collection Noise and Lineside Obstructions on GPS Signal Reception (393KB) Haruo YAMAMOTO A Method to Measure the Pantograph Contact Force on the Overhead Catenary System (157KB) Takayuki USUDA Development of Friction Moderating System to Improve Wheel/Rail Interface in Sharp Curves (157KB) Shinya FUKAGAI No.21, March 21, 2008(1.47MB) Japanese Railways and Globalization (591KB) Norio FUKUSHIRO A Report on International Standards Meetings Recently Held in Japan -JISC-CENELEC Information Exchange Meeting and LIM Kyoto Meeting- (1.14MB) Hiroyuki NOZAWA Development of High-Temperature Superconductor Magnets Capable of Generating a High Magnetic Field (589KB) Masaru TOMITA U-Doppler, a Non-contact Vibration Measuring System for Diagnosis of Railway Structures (915KB) Fumiaki UEHAN Development of a Method to Predict Passenger Numbers upon Resumption of Train Service (571KB) Masai MUTO Computational Simulation Method of Evaluating Aerodynamic Sound Sources (966KB) Takehisa TAKAISHI No.20, December 26, 2007(2.49MB) Brightening the Future of Railways Using New Technologies (601KB) Eisuke MASADA Publishing English Digests of Design and Maintenance Standards for Railway Structures and Commentaries (939KB) Kenichi KOJIMA New-Type Transformer for AC Feeding Systems (973KB) Hiroaki MORIMOTO New Railway Roadbed Design (683KB) Yoshitsugu MOMOYA Development of a Method of Pinpointing Trackside Spots That Are Subject to Strong Winds (760KB) Takaaki FUKUHARA Estimation of Occurrence Probability of Lightning Overvoltages on Wayside Signalling Equipment (587KB) Hideki ARAI No.19, September 30, 2007 (2.29MB) Developing New Technologies for Solving Various Railway Issues (197KB) Norimichi KUMAGAI Development of a Testing Machine with a Large Tunnel Lining Model (532MB) Noriyuki OKANO Development of Superconducting Magnetic Bearings (311KB) Hiroshi SEINO Reduction of Carbody Vertical Bending Vibration by Controlling the Primary Suspension Damping Force (388KB) Yoshiki SUGAHARA Running Test of Experimental Fuel Cell-Driven Car (404KB) Takamitsu YAMAMOTO Development of Sheet-Pile Foundation Combining Footing with Sheet-Piles (651KB) Hidetoshi NISHIOKA No.18, June 29, 2007 (3.1MB) International Activities of the Railway Technical Research Institute (615KB) Masao UCHIDA RTRI-SNCF Railway Research Seminar and Franco-Japan Railway Technology Symposium (1.32MB) Friction Moderating System To Reduce Wheel/rail Interface Problems at Sharp Curves (812KB) Takumi BAN Mechanisms Causing the Deterioration of Concrete Tunnel Lining (887KB) Hiroshi UEDA A Method To Assess the Safety of Complex Electromagnetic Fields (754KB) Masateru IKEHATA Behavior Analysis of Seated Passengers at a Train Collision (719KB) Koji OMINO No.17, March 30, 2007 (3.9MB) Railway Technology Information and the Internet (713KB) Nobuyuki KOKUBUN Newly Published Dictionary of Railway Technology Terms (Second Edition) and List of Railway Term Equivalents in Other Languages (1.41MB) Shigeru ONODA Advances in Gas Pressure Welding Technology for Rails (1.11MB) Ryuichi YAMAMOTO Evaluation of the Structural Soundness of Bridge Pier Foundations Under Flood Conditions (931KB) Masahiko SAMIZO Tunnel Scanning System Using Image Processing to Detect Lining Deformations (1.13MB) Masato UKAI Detour Guidance System for Passengers During a Disruption in Train Operations (700KB) Ryuji TSUCHIYA No.16, January 20, 2007 (4.05MB) Railway Technical Research Institute Celebrates 20th Anniversary (567KB) Katsuji AKITA Railway Technical Research Institute: The Past Twenty Years, and the Future (1.13MB) Easy-to-use Ride Comfort Measuring Device (1.14MB) Akihiro HAGA Development of a Totally Enclosed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (678KB) Minoru KONDO Polymer Wall to Protect Underground Structures from Earthquakes: Development and Installation (801KB) Yoshitaka MURONO Extension of Grease Service Life for Induction Traction Motors for Railways (696KB) Sumiko HIBINO No.15, October 31, 2006 (5.48MB) Foreword (606KB) Kazuhiko TEZUKA RTRI Research and Development Projects Promoting Advances in Rail Transport (834KB) Fuminao OKUMURA A Study of the Dynamic Behavior of Railway Vehicles During Seismic Activity (967KB) Takefumi MIYAMOTO Observation, Experimentation and Analysis of Pressure Waves Generated When a Train Passes a Nearby Structure (1,406KB) Hajime TAKAMI A New Method to Evaluate Ride Comfort Under Braking Conditions (889KB) Koji OMINO Ground Coil Electromagnetic Vibration Tests Using the Magnetic Field of a Superconducting Magnet (808KB) Minoru TANAKA No.14, August 10, 2006 (1.91MB) Foreword (681KB) Osamu MURATA A Sample of Products Developed by Railway Technical Research Institute (1.03MB) Toshihiro HAMAMOTO A New Algorithm for Train Rescheduling Using Rescheduling Patterns (774KB) Chikara HIRAI Evaluation of Train Rescheduling Alternatives Using Station Service Indices (561KB) Taketoshi KUNIMATSU Development of a New Pantograph Contact Strip for Ultrahigh-Speed Operations (763KB) Hiroshi TSUCHIYA Axle-Box Rotary Shaft Lip Seal for High-Speed Shinkansen Cars (639KB) Kazuo NAKAMURA No.13, July 31, 2006 (1.19MB) Foreword (679KB) Hiroshi TANAKA A Report on WCRR 2006 (709KB) Hisashi TANAKA Development of WSP System for Freight Trains—Best Paper Award in Rolling Stock Sessions, WCRR 2006 (665KB) Kiyoshi KAWAGUCHI A Feasibility Design and its Evaluation of Fuel Cell Powered Train (665KB) Takemasa FURUYA Japanese Twenty Five Years Experiences and Standardization of Synthetic Sleeper (657KB) Hideyuki TAKAI Robustness Indices Based on Passengers' Utilities (657KB) Yoko TAKEUCHI No.12, March 20, 2006 (1.68MB) Two Problems Heading Our Way in 2007 (620KB) Kenji SHIRATORI New Supercomputer Now in Operation at Railway Technical Research Institute (895KB) Toshio HIROTA WCRR 2006 Coming Soon to Montréal, Canada (895KB) Hisashi TANAKA Evaluating How an Increase in Train Speed Will Affect Ground Vibrations (601KB) Hidefumi YOKOYAMA A New System to Validate Algorithms for Early Earthquake Detection (602KB) Shinji SATO A New System for Detecting Obstacles in Front of a Train (802KB) Masato UKAI Development of a Highly Sensitive 3-Axis Optical Electric Field Sensor for EMC Measurements in Railway Vehicles (688KB) Kunihiro KAWASAKI No.11, January 1, 2006 (1.42MB) Foreword(605KB) Masao UCHIDA Promoting the International Standardization Activities of Railway Technology(765KB) Shigeto HIRAGURI Verification of Regenerating and Absorbing Functions for a Ground-based Electrical Power Storage System (591KB) Shinichi HASE Real-Time Processing of Pantograph Contact Force Algorithm(637KB) Takahiro FUKUTANI and Shunichi KUSUMI Use of Continuous Welded Rail (CWR) Track with Turnouts(723KB) Hideaki YANAGAWA Evaluating Track Geometry Using a Train Vertical Motion Prediction Model(629KB) Atsushi FURUKAWA No.10, October 1, 2005 (1.52MB) Improving the Safety and Environmental Compatibility for Sustainable Railways(614KB) Norimichi KUMAGAI Fifth China-Korea-Japan Railway Research Technical Meeting June 21st-23rd, 2005, Tokyo, Japan(663KB) Toru MIYAUCHI and Sachiko YOSHIE Detection of Concrete Exfoliation by Active Infrared Thermography(784KB) Hisashi TANAKA Development of Concrete Diagnostic System Employing Infrared Camera and CCD Camera(739KB) Hiroshi HAYA Tunnel Soundness Diagnostic System(631KB) Kiwamu TSUNO Fire Resistance Design Method for Structure Built above Railway Track(640KB) Yasushi TAKEI No.9, August 1, 2005 (1.18MB) Foreword (600KB) Katsuji AKITA Reorganization to Respond to the New Master Plan (559KB) Hideo KIYA A New Train Position Detection System Using GPS (602KB) Yasutaka MAKI Investigation into Suppressing the Bending Vibration of Railway Vehicle Carbody with Piezoelectric Elements (632KB) Tadao TAKIGAMI Development of Low Cost Long Life Antilock Brake System for Freight Trains (616KB) Kiyoshi KAWAGUCHI Development of a New Superconducting Main Transformer for Trains (721KB) Hiroshi HATA No.8, March 1, 2005 (1.69MB) Foreword (632KB) Mitsutoshi INAMI Outline of the New Master Plan (RESEARCH 2005) (603KB) Kiyomitsu MURATA Development of Magnetic Rubber Damper with a Constraining Layer (MRDC) (681KB) Masanori HANSAKA Adhesive Waterproof Sheeting for Preventing Water Leakage into Underground Structures (682KB) Naoyuki YAGUCHI and Masaru TATEYAMA A Study of Method for Assessing The Overall Environmental Impact of Railways (624KB) Naoki AIHARA Manufacturing and Applications of High Temperature Superconducting Bulk (1.55MB) Hiroyuki FUJIMOTO No.7, January 1, 2005 (781KB) Foreword (115KB) Katsuyoshi UEYAMA RTRI's Large-Scale, Low-Noise Wind Tunnel (231KB) Takeshi SUEKI Our Manned Maglev System Attains Maximum Speed Record of 581 km/h (132KB) Takashi MIZUTANI Super High-Speed Model Launching Test Apparatus (229KB) Masao URABE Installation of Tactile Ground Surface Indicators for Blind Persons on Railway Platforms (104KB) Naoki MIZUKAMI RTRI Method of Accident Analysis (88.1KB) Masayoshi SHIGEMORI No.6, September 1, 2004 (804KB) Foreword (129KB) Isao OKAMOTO Wear Tester for Current Collecting Materials for High Speed Railway (158KB) Shunichi KUBO Ladder Track Structure and Performance (280KB) Kiyoshi ASANUMA Optimum Cross Sleeper Length and Ballast Tamping Area for Narrow Gauge Tracks (173KB) Akira NAMURA Detecting High Resistance Grounding Faults in DC Electric Railways Using High Frequency Current Injection (104KB) Akinobu OKUI A Measure to Reduce Contact Wire Wear in Shinkansen Overlap Sections (148KB) Masatoshi SHIMIZU No.5, March 1, 2004 (1,272KB) Foreword (311KB) Koichi GOTO Visit Us through Rail. Tech. Avalanche (436KB) Hiroyuki SAKAI Evaluation of Tunnel Face Stability by the Rigid Plasticity Finite Element Method (379KB) Shinji KONISHI Development of Earthquake Resistant Bridge Abutment (Reinforced with Cement-Mixed Earth) (304KB) Masaru TATEYAMA COMBAT-A New Block System Using Microwave Balises for Train Detection (252KB) Noriyuki NISHIBORI Obstacle Detection System with Stereo Cameras for Level Crossings (429KB) Masaru OTA No.4, September 1, 2003 (773KB) Get the Latest Information on Railway Technologies Developed by Us without a Brake through "Railway Technology Avalanche" Editor Pay Attention to the Papers from RTRI at WCRR2003! (300KB) Katsumi MURAMOTO Development of Gauge-Changeable EMUs (488KB) Makoto ISHIGE No.3, August 1, 2003 (3.24MB) The Editor Needs a Small Favor from You! Could You Please Advise Him on Whom "Railway Technology Avalanche" Be Sent to Editor Foreword (627KB) Hiroki NAGASAWA Visit Us through Rail. Tech. Avalanche (607KB) Hiroyuki SAKAI CyberRail, Concept and Future (893KB) Takahiko OGINO Development of Algorithm to Calculate Energy Saving Train Performance Curve (578KB) Norio TOMII A Technique to Analyze and Predict the Shinkansen Noise Sources with Measurements (1.06MB) Yasuo ZENDA Analysis of Aerodynamic Noise Source Distribution by Wind Tunnel Tests (631KB) Kiyoshi NAGAKURA No.2, June 1, 2003 (11.2MB) So as to Correctly Receive the Following Issues of "Railway Technology Avalanche"... Editor Foreword(1.42MB) Hiroshi TANAKA Visit Us through Rail. Tech. Avalanche (1.71MB) Hiroyuki SAKAI Adhesion-Increasing-Agent Jetting System "Cerajet" (2.97MB) Kaoru ONO Diagnosis and Repair of Concrete Reinforcing Bar (1.99MB) Takahiko SASAKI Human Engineering to Reduce Damage on Passengers at Train Collision (1.57MB) Koji OMINO Evaluation of Ride Comfort (1.67MB) Hiroaki SUZUKI No.1, January 1, 2003 (11.77MB) Message to You on Founding the Newsletter on Research and Development by RTRI     1 (786.8KB)     2 (1003.9KB) Hisashi TARUMI Track Inspection Technologies (1.49MB) Eiji YAZAWA Management of Rail Top Irregularities to Reduce Rolling Noise (1.79MB) Yoichi SUNAGA Semi-Active Suspension System (1.98MB) Kimiaki SASAKI Application of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor to Driving Railway Vehicles (870.4KB) Minoru KONDO Power Storage at Substations (1.84MB) Takeshi KONISHI Precise Contact Force Measuring Method for Current Collection System     1 (1.84MB)     2 (643.0KB) Mitsuru IKEDA Development of a New Early Earthquake Detection and Alarm System (1.92MB) Shin-ya TSUKADA A Method to Estimate the Efficiency of Ground Vibration Reduction Wall (946.3KB) Kimitoshi ASHIYA

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